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Title: A map of the King of Great Britain's dominions in Europe, Africa, and America

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1743

Publishers

  • [London : George Bickham , 1743]

Summary

"N.B. All those countries, islands, forts, and settlements which are in the round-hand character, belong to the king." In upper right-hand corner: To follow Plate 7. From: A short description of the American colonies belonging to the Crown of Great Britain, in The British monarchy ... London : G. Bickham, [1743-1749]. The British monarchy was issued in parts from 1743 to 1749; Bickham also engraved and issued The universal penman in parts from 1733-1741. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers, vol. 1, p. 135.

Subjects

  • Europe, Western
  • Africa
  • North America
  • Penmanship
  • Atlantic Ocean—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Great Britain—Colonies—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Europe, Western—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • North America—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Africa—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Maps—Atlantic Ocean—1743
  • Maps—Europe, Western—1743
  • Maps—North America—1743
  • Maps—Africa—1743
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-94.23, 11.11, 66.58, -0.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-94.23, 11.11, 66.58, -0.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?. A map of the King of Great Britain's dominions in Europe, Africa, and America. [London : George Bickham , 1743]. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-g732db84n

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng